One element of survival is nutrition. There are instances when food is fuel, and the only concern is ingesting more calories than you burn up. (That even sounds unappetizing!) But there are ways to prepare basic, staple TASTY foods using off-the-grid methods: i.e. over a campfire, in a Dutch oven or by using aluminum foil wraps. Learn how to cook over a single heat source, using simple, tried-and-tested cooking methods!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Staying clean during a survival situation can be critical: the inability to properly wash your hands can transfer contamination and seriously affect your health! At some point, you might run out of handsoap. Here’s a recipe from soapmaking expert Karla Moore that uses two ingredients to produce a very mild and usable cleansing bar!